Apparently my shoulder pain is caused by...an internal server error?
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#12Apparently my shoulder pain is caused by...an internal server error?
As is my post nasal drip. I always suspected I was a cylon.
Good idea though.
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#13I typed in "ear pain", and it didn't come up with any conditions. EDIT: Anyway, what we really need is a crowdsourced solution, where we can automatically correlate our conditions with the conditions of thousands of other patients, and find treatments that have a high probability of working. We really need this, because right now, for certain diseases there are hundreds of different possible treatment paths. See e.g.…
I feel like an Elon Musk type needs to take on healthcare.
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#14The API calls point to https://api.infermedica.com/v2/diagnosis which is currently yielding a 403 Forbidden on every query. It looks like https://symptomate.com/diagnosis/ uses the same API and is currently functional, for what it's worth. (I certainly have no affiliation and would not endorse any of these tools.)
For what it's worth, I tried a query about chest pain lasting 5 minutes and associated with diaphoresis but without radiation down the left arm, and it offered "unknown diagnosis."
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#15So, our family doctor jokes that patients would come to him and say 'Oh, I googled whats wrong with me, I just need your second opinion' :) Jokes aside, human doctors won't be replaced in foreseeable future, but many people will screw up their lives because non-human gave them the diagnosis (to read, or ai, or webpage), and be late for receiving the appropriate medications. Think Theranos, but with far greater potent…
my family doctor is quite happy that patients do research. She says that while some are hypochondriacs who have all the diseases in Google, most of the time it is useful for the patients to have spent some time researching. It saves her explanation time when the patient is informed, and also some edge cases pop up where the patient came in with a good insight.
Maybe it's just me but I find most doctors both dismissive and rushed. They just throw pills at you without much consideration and then on to the next patient -- can hardly get a word in. Doing your own research may in fact be critical to your health, though doctors are not likely to be interested in discussing the details.
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#16Apparently my shoulder pain is caused by...an internal server error?
So is my dry mouth.
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#17This site demonstrates quite efficiently why it's plainly illegal to advertise the claims that it makes in the headline.
Especially when I type in "stomach" (a very very common ailment is stomach discomfort) and there are two results: "vomiting on an empty stomach" and "abdominal pain, exacerbating on an empty stomach". There's nothing for "intestine", which intestinal discomfort is pretty high up the list as well. These are things I might turn to the Internet for advice, even if it's just "take some Tums and lay down".
There's a ton of stuff for heart-related issues though, something I'd never risk an answer gotten online for.
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#18Apparently my shoulder pain is caused by...an internal server error?
sounds like a prescription for caching, take twice daily
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#19Hey. What data source are you using?
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
my family doctor is quite happy that patients do research. She says that while some are hypochondriacs who have all the diseases in Google, most of the time it is useful for the patients to have spent some time researching. It saves her explanation time when the patient is informed, and also some edge cases pop up where the patient came in with a good insight.
Maybe it's just me but I find most doctors both dismissive and rushed. They just throw pills at you without much consideration and then on to the next patient -- can hardly get a word in. Doing your own research may in fact be critical to your health, though doctors are not likely to be interested in discussing the details.
Sounds like you just have terrible doctors ... you should do as much research and find a competent provider.